Sainte-ÉlisabethQuebec

A town in Quebec, home to 1,473 people. Statistics Canada places it in the D'Autray census division.

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Population

1,473

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

46.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

52%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Sainte-Élisabeth a good place to live?

Sainte-Élisabeth’s strongest is health (B+). Owners valued their homes at a median $250,000 in 2021, which is 3.5 years of the typical household’s pay. Most journeys need a car (D−). The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Sainte-Élisabeth gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

WeakestD⁻Walkability

How Sainte-Élisabeth grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Élisabeth with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Sainte-Élisabeth gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

WalkabilityIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentBOpen →Cost of livingClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →Hazard riskNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Sainte-Élisabeth stand out

The 2 things Sainte-Élisabeth does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walkability

Behind 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: D−.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

63% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Élisabeth.

HealthHealth B⁺

56% of adults around Sainte-Élisabeth rate their health very good or excellent

56%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.0 years at birth, 83.7 for women and 80.3 for men. Smoking takes in 14% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Measured from where Sainte-Élisabeth’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 10 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Sainte-Élisabeth alone, so this card uses the figure for the Région de Lanaudière.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Élisabeth56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Élisabeth	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	14%	12%	12%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.0	82.5	81.5

82.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

10 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

8.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care10 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 8.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.3 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income B

More commuters in Sainte-Élisabeth drive than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 98%

0%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 27 min, about level with both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van98%

Census 2021	Sainte-Élisabeth	Quebec	Canada
Car or van	98%	90%	89%
Average trip	27 min	27 min	26 min

$71,000

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

15%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to110 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Joliette

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Climate

Precipitation in Sainte-Élisabeth tops that of 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year

26.6°CJuly afternoons

A normal December brings 49 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in August, at 114 mm. Snowfall adds up to 202 cm a year, lower than Quebec’s towns (217 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). A July afternoon in Sainte-Élisabeth typically reaches 26.6°C.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Élisabeth	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,109 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	202 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−16.0°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

202 cm

of snow a year

145

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,109 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −16.0°C Snow202 cm of snow a year Weather station34 km to the station · L'Assomption

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)

HousingCost of living B

Shelter costs push only 6% of Sainte-Élisabeth’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town

$250,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

Just over four in five households own their home, above both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). Rent took 16% of household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Sainte-Élisabeth$250,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Élisabeth	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	6%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	82%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$250,000	$300,000	$406,000

$665

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$890

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Cost of living3.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Renting$665 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters82% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

SafetySafety B

Sainte-Élisabeth earns a B for safety

58Crime Severity Index

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over D'Autray MRC

Property crime in its police area ran at 14.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 58 over 2023–25, close to Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202354

202466

202554

2023–2025	Sainte-Élisabeth	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	58	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

53%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety58 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Élisabeth’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Élisabeth safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Weather

What November brings in Sainte-Élisabeth: −3°C at night, 5°C by day

5°Ca normal November afternoon

In November, the normal is 90 mm of rain and snow. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −10°C. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−16°C).

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	227 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	265 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	322 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	295 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

90 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

A 937-vote margin made Berthier—Maskinongé closer in 2021 than 96% of Canada’s ridings

Sainte-Élisabeth’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Pierre Savignac, the mayor.

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Member of ParliamentYves Perron council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

No public library stands in Sainte-Élisabeth: the closest, Bibliothèque Municipale, is 4.1 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque Municipale St-Félix De Valois (Saint-Félix-de-Valois), 7.9 km away.

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Places to belong0.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national park 60 km from Sainte-Élisabeth: La Mauricie National Park

2%of the land within 10 km protected

Biggest among them: zone 5, Ouest du lac Saint-Pierre Water Fowl Gathering Area, 2,049 ha, 9.2 km off. The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 47 km away. Parks and reserves take up 2% of the ground within 10 km, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Élisabeth2%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Élisabeth	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	10	4

60 km

to La Mauricie National Park

47 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas18 protected areas within 10 km · zone 5, Ouest du lac Saint-Pierre Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks60 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Who lives here

24% of Sainte-Élisabeth’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

46.4median age

22% of residents have reached 65. Visible minorities make up 1.4% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 16%.

Sainte-ÉlisabethQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree24%

Postsecondary qualification52%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.2% of Sainte-Élisabeth

Here the census found 720 men and 670 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Sainte-Élisabeth
	Sainte-Élisabeth	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	16%	17%	16%
15 to 64	63%	62%	64%
65+	22%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	24%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	52%	59%	56%

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English and French24% speak both · 76% speak French but not English Ages46.4 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households605 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants3% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Sainte-Élisabeth’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 3.9% of area homes over the radon guideline

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.14 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No flood study for Sainte-Élisabeth is on the national inventory. Sainte-Élisabeth doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Lanaudiere health region.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Sainte-Élisabeth3.9%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Élisabeth	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3.9%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.14	$0.14	$0.030

$0.14

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

5.2 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon3.9% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.14 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Schools

Sainte-Élisabeth’s teenagers travel 8.1 km to the nearest high school

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École primaire Emmélie-CaronIn Sainte-ÉlisabethElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Élisabeth	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	8.1 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

8.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 elementary schools Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Élisabeth?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.

History

Before 1961: 43% of the homes in Sainte-Élisabeth

43%built before 1961

43%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Sainte-Élisabeth	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	43%	21%	18%

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Older homes43% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Sainte-Élisabeth have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Élisabeth

15pages on Sainte-Élisabeth

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 58 Housing & costBHomes 3.5 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82 in its region Work & commuteB63% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

St Charles Borromeo Cathedral and 8 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Élisabeth; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CathedralSt Charles Borromeo Cathedral10 km south

GardenMaison Antoine-Lacombe10 km southwest

MuseumMusée d'art de Joliette11 km south

FortFort Richelieu21 km east

MuseumCanadiana Village27 km southwest

National historic siteCuthbert Chapel15 km east

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

St Charles Borromeo Cathedral: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Antoine-Lacombe: Dreamdan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art de Joliette: Jaboileaumiss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Richelieu: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadiana Village: Conrad Poirier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cuthbert Chapel: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Sainte-Élisabeth

8 notable people were born in Sainte-Élisabeth.

See all 8 →

Michel PouletteCanadian film and television director, writer and producer · born 1950

Charles-Édouard FerlandCanadian politician · 1892–1974

Gustave LacasseCanadian politician · 1890–1953

Jacques PicardCanadian politician · 1828–1905

Stéphane GuérardCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born 1968

Édouard AsselinCanadian politician · 1892–1975

About Sainte-Élisabeth

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Sainte-Élisabeth as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,473 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: D'Autray
Census subdivision: 2452030

Sainte-Élisabeth’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Notre-Dame-des-PrairiesSaint-Félix-de-ValoisNotre-Dame-de-LourdesSaint-Charles-BorroméeSainte-MélanieSaint-ThomasSainte-Élisabeth

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Élisabeth	1,473	—	—	B	B	B⁺
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies	9,622	7.7	B	C⁺	B⁻	A⁻
Saint-Félix-de-Valois	7,670	7.9	B⁻	C	B	B⁺
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	3,328	8.3	C	C⁺	B⁻	A⁻
Saint-Charles-Borromée	16,904	10	C⁺	D	B⁻	A⁻
Sainte-Mélanie	3,417	10	B⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Saint-Thomas	3,477	11	B⁺	C⁺	B⁻	A⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Sainte-Élisabeth

Do people in Sainte-Élisabeth speak French?

French is the common language here.

Who are the people of Sainte-Élisabeth?

At the 2021 census, 3% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Élisabeth?

28% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.

Is Sainte-Élisabeth growing?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 1,459 to 1,390 residents (4.7% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 1,473.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).